http://robesonian.com/sports/78869/consider-unc-woes-in-broader-context
"Once the first whiff of scandal surfaced several years ago, the university has been diligent in policing itself. Other shoes keep dropping, but the independent investigator UNC commissioned to probe its own programs is the one who keeps dropping them.
And this is an academics scandal that has tainted athletics. The questionable classes were created by faculty working outside of the athletics programs and without knowledge of sports staff, even if these faculty members’ intent was partially to help athletes who might be struggling with grades.
Pull the lens further back to take in, not just Chapel Hill, but the entire American university system, as well as the full range of collegiate athletics. Certainly there have been many other athletics scandals, some involving academics. But what other school ever engaged in this degree of self-policing?
Let’s word that question differently: What other major college athletics program in America could survive this level of scrutiny?
Here’s what UNC could do for American collegiate athletics. Offer the know-how and experience of the team that’s investigating in Chapel Hill to every other major sports school, from Durham to Raleigh to Atlanta to Tallahassee to Miami. But don’t stop with fellow ACC schools."
"Once the first whiff of scandal surfaced several years ago, the university has been diligent in policing itself. Other shoes keep dropping, but the independent investigator UNC commissioned to probe its own programs is the one who keeps dropping them.
And this is an academics scandal that has tainted athletics. The questionable classes were created by faculty working outside of the athletics programs and without knowledge of sports staff, even if these faculty members’ intent was partially to help athletes who might be struggling with grades.
Pull the lens further back to take in, not just Chapel Hill, but the entire American university system, as well as the full range of collegiate athletics. Certainly there have been many other athletics scandals, some involving academics. But what other school ever engaged in this degree of self-policing?
Let’s word that question differently: What other major college athletics program in America could survive this level of scrutiny?
Here’s what UNC could do for American collegiate athletics. Offer the know-how and experience of the team that’s investigating in Chapel Hill to every other major sports school, from Durham to Raleigh to Atlanta to Tallahassee to Miami. But don’t stop with fellow ACC schools."
